A Singular Vision

This publication documents the gift in 2010 of more than one hundred works on paper from the collection of Dr. August and L. Tommie Freundlich. At least forty years in the making, the collection was formed by Dr. Freundlich, a retired educator and arts administrator, and his late wife Tommie. His career included teaching posts at University of Arkansas (Instructor, Art Department, 1950-1953), Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University; Chair and Professor,...
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This publication documents the gift in 2010 of more than one hundred works on paper from the collection of Dr. August and L. Tommie Freundlich. At least forty years in the making, the collection was formed by Dr. Freundlich, a retired educator and arts administrator, and his late wife Tommie. His career included teaching posts at University of Arkansas (Instructor, Art Department, 1950-1953), Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University; Chair and Professor, Department of Art, 1954-1958), Peabody College (now part of Vanderbilt University; Chairman and Professor, Arts Division, 1958-1964), University of Miami (Chairman and Professor, Department of Art, 1964-1970), and Syracuse University (Professor, School of Art, 1969). He also served as an arts administrator at University of Miami¿s Lowe Art Museum (Director, 1964-1970), Syracuse University¿s School of Art (Dean, 1969-1971) and College of Visual and Performing Arts (Dean, 1971-1982), University of South Florida¿s College of Fine Arts (Dean, 1982-1986), and Richard Florsheim Art Fund (Trustee and President, 1987-2003).With its particular strength in American art of the twentieth century, this important gift has significantly broadened the museum¿s representation of modern and contemporary artists. The inaugural exhibition, "A Singular Vision: Recent Gifts from the Freundlich Collection" (November 15, 2011 - June 3, 2012), offered the first opportunity to celebratethis important gift. Curated by Dulce Román, Curator of Modern Art, the exhibitionfeatured approximately fifty drawingsand prints from the collection.